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18 suspects arrested in Eastleigh over tax fraud in fabric smuggling scheme
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 11, 2025

The arrests were made Monday evening after the Elite Operation Support Unit (OSU) who have been trailing the suspects nabbed them after they tried to...

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strand drugs in warehouse
Reuters  |  Mar 11, 2025

The 90-day foreign aid freeze, ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump after taking office on January 20, has upended the global supply chain for medic...

Kenya faces HIV treatment crisis as only six-month supply of ARV drugs remaining
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 28, 2025

The freeze has also affected about 41,000 workers, mainly in the health sector, with counties struggling to absorb them.

Kenya to use Sh28 billion annually on HIV programmes as foreign aid policies change
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 07, 2025

With potential shifts in US aid strategies, Kenya needs to prepare for possible reductions or redirection of donor contributions.

Kenya to integrate HIV, TB, malaria treatment into mainstream healthcare
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 05, 2025

The Ministry of Health is gradually increasing domestic healthcare financing to ensure uninterrupted access to these life-saving services, even as don...

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital staff sent on unpaid leave due to US aid freeze
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 04, 2025

The programme, which has been providing support to thousands of HIV/AIDS patients, employs between 2,000 and 5,000 permanent and casual workers across...

HIV relief initiative Pepfar spared from Trump’s foreign aid pause - State Department
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

PEPFAR provides direct support to more than 20 million people living with HIV including Kenya, representing two-thirds of those receiving treatment gl...

WHO says US HIV funding cut threatens lives of millions in low-income nations
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 29, 2025

WHO has called on the United States government to grant additional exemptions to maintain the uninterrupted supply of HIV treatment and care.

State proposes higher taxes on health-risk products to fund health programmes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 22, 2024

The move comes as concerns grow over the declining availability of donor funding for interventions related to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

HIV/AIDS claimed the lives of over 2,600 children under 14 in Kenya last year - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2024

The same report indicates that 3,743 new HIV infections were recorded among children under the age of four during this period.

World AIDS Day: There’s hope for cure - where we stand now
The Conversation  |  Dec 01, 2024

Much progress has been made during the 30 years in the fight against HIV/Aids. An HIV diagnosis is no longer the death sentence it was in the 1990s.

Several Nairobi roads to be closed temporarily for World Aids Day marathon
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2024

The marathon will begin at Nyayo National Stadium and follow a route through some of Nairobi's busiest streets.

Delays in seeking treatment lead to higher HIV deaths among Kenyan men - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 18, 2024

Women regularly interact with health services, especially during pregnancy, where they get tested for HIV. Men, on the other hand, usually wait until...

WHO pushes for new malaria, TB and HIV vaccines to benefit Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 10, 2024

This initiative aligns with the Immunisation Agenda 2030, which aims to ensure that communities worldwide benefit from vaccines that protect against s...

New HIV infections in Kenya drop by 83 per cent in 10 years
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 30, 2024

Health CS Deborah Barasa has said new HIV cases have fallen to 16,752 in 2023, down from 101,560 in 2013.

HIV prevention drug expected to be launched in Kenya next year
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 05, 2024

The drug, lenacapavir, is administered via an injection twice a year.

Kenya's debt crisis threatens HIV/AIDS funding - Report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2024

The report highlights that Kenya, like many others in the region, is struggling with unsustainable debt levels, which hinder its ability to finance he...

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